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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Richland Hills
A full bathroom remodel in Richland Hills, TX typically runs $9,000-$28,000, with small bathrooms falling in the $5,000-$12,000 range and tub-to-shower conversions landing between $3,500 and $10,000. The exact number hinges on what’s hiding behind the walls of your 1950s-1970s brick ranch. If you’re in Richland Hills and want a straight answer from someone who has opened more of these walls than we can count, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
We’ve spent decades working inside Richland Hills homes that were built long before modern plumbing codes existed. That matters more than you’d think. When you live in a city as fully built-out as Richland Hills, nearly every project is a remodel, not a new build, and that means every job starts with figuring out what the original builder left behind.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Richland Hills’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That’s not a marketing line. It’s how we’ve worked in Richland Hills for over two decades. When you call about Bathroom Remodeling, you talk to someone who knows the difference between a pier-and-beam floor that shifted with Blackland Prairie clay and one that was never level to begin with.
Our Richland Hills customers don’t get a salesperson flown in from another state. They get Tom, his sons, and a crew that has driven the same streets from Rufe Snow Drive to the neighborhoods off Baker Boulevard dozens of times. We know the zip code: 76180. We know the housing stock. And we know that in a landlocked city like Richland Hills, there’s no vacant lot to build a second bathroom on, so the work is almost always a renovation inside an existing footprint or a carefully scoped addition.
Every job we do in Richland Hills comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise written on the contract. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back. One call. That’s it. No fine print, no third-party warranty company, no runaround.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Richland Hills
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full bathroom remodel in Richland Hills means something different than it does in a new subdivision in North Richland Hills. Here, we’re usually working inside a 1960s ranch or a 1970s split-level where the original footprint is small and the plumbing is old. We plan around that from day one. The scope includes layout changes, full plumbing and electrical rough-in updates, tile work, ventilation, and fixtures, and we write every allowance down before you spend a dollar.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Most Richland Hills homeowners choosing a walk-in shower are after two things: easier entry and less maintenance. The catch in older homes is waterproofing. Original 1960s bathrooms here rarely have any waterproofing behind the tile beyond a thin sheet of drywall or straight-on-concrete, and Schluter waterproofing systems fix that. We install Schluter pans and membrane in Richland Hills walk-in showers as standard because the Blackland Prairie clay underneath these slab homes moves, and a shower pan that can’t flex slightly will crack.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
This is the most common request we get in Richland Hills, especially from homeowners in their 50s, 60s, and 70s who want to stay in the house they’ve owned for decades. You can’t accurately price a tub-to-shower conversion in Richland Hills until you know what the drain line looks like. Most of these homes still have cast-iron stacks from the 1950s and 1960s, and some of them are fine, some aren’t. We scope it before we quote it. That’s the whole point of doing work here.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
If your Richland Hills bathroom just needs new life without a full tear-out, we handle vanity installs, floor and wall tile, fixtures, lighting, and the finish work that makes a bath feel clean again. We install brands like Grohe and Sterling because you can look them up, read reviews, and know what you’re getting before our crew ever parks on your street. No mystery fixtures off a van.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Richland Hills
We install and service premium brands that hold up in older Richland Hills homes: Schluter for waterproofing, Sterling plumbing fixtures, and Grohe faucets and valves. GAF materials sometimes come into play when a bathroom sits against an exterior wall and the job touches the roofline, but for most Richland Hills bath remodels, it’s Schluter underneath and Sterling or Grohe on top. We keep common parts in local DFW supply houses, which shortens turnaround when something needs to be swapped mid-job.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Richland Hills Homes
- Original galvanized supply lines. Homes in Richland Hills built during the 1950s and 1960s often still carry galvanized steel water pipes. They corrode from the inside over time, and by the time we open a wall, the inside diameter can be down to a pencil’s width. We won’t tile over those lines.
- Cast-iron drain stacks patched more than once. Cast-iron lasts a long time, but not forever. In Richland Hills, we regularly find stacks that have been patched, re-patched, and patched again by previous owners. The city inspector will flag un-permitted plumbing repairs before signing off on your new rough-in.
- Slab heave from Blackland Prairie clay. The expansive clay under Richland Hills expands when wet and shrinks when dry. That movement cracks tile, racks door frames, and pulls vanities away from the wall. A shower pan installed without proper waterproofing and movement accommodation will fail in a few seasons.
- Un-permitted additions from the 1980s. Richland Hills has a fair number of homes where a previous owner added a second bath or expanded a primary bath without pulling permits. When we go to pull the permit for your remodel, the city flags the old work, and it has to be brought up to current Tarrant County code before the new work can be signed off. It’s a headache. We’ve handled it dozens of times.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Richland Hills, TX
| Project Type | Richland Hills Price Range |
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| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
The lower end of these Richland Hills ranges usually applies when the walls are clean and the plumbing is copper. The upper end shows up when we find galvanized lines, a cracked cast-iron stack, or a slab floor that needs leveling before tile goes down. You won’t find those surprises after you sign a contract with us. Every scope, every allowance, every price change comes as a written change order before work happens. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put a real number on your Richland Hills bathroom before the first nail moves.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richland Hills
Beyond Richland Hills, our crews cover North Richland Hills, Watauga, Hurst, and Haltom City. If you’re on the edge of Bathroom Remodeling in Richland Hills and wonder if we cross the next street over, the answer is usually yes. These neighboring towns share the same 1950s-1970s ranch housing stock and the same Blackland Prairie clay, so the same expertise carries right over.
Serving Richland Hills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richland Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Bathroom Remodeling in Richland Hills
Because the homes in Richland Hills are 50 to 70 years old, and newer North Richland Hills homes are not. An older Richland Hills bathroom routinely hides galvanized supply lines, cast-iron drains, un-permitted prior work, and slab movement from Blackland Prairie clay. Bringing the rough-in up to current Tarrant County code before tile touches the wall adds real cost. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific bathroom needs before you commit to a number.
Yes. A tub-to-shower conversion in Richland Hills involves plumbing rough-in changes, which require a city permit and an inspection. We pull permits on every eligible job and stand with you through the inspection. The inspector works for you, not for us, which is exactly why we like having him involved.
We secure the new permit for your remodel first, and the city uses that process to flag the old un-permitted work. Typically, the old work has to be brought up to current code before the new rough-in gets signed off. It adds cost and time, but skipping it means the inspection fails and you’re back to square one. We’ve managed this in Richland Hills enough times that it doesn’t rattle us anymore. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate that accounts for the whole picture.
Expect roughly $5,000 to $12,000 depending on what we find under the slab and behind the original tile. On a slab, the drain lines run through the concrete, not below a crawl space, so any repair there changes your budget quickly. We inspect before we quote, not after we start. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through it in plain English.
Can I convert my only bathtub to a walk-in shower in Richland Hills without hurting resale?
It depends on your specific home and buyer pool. In Richland Hills, many buyers are families with young children or older couples aging in place. A home with at least one bathtub generally appraises and sells better than a home with none. If yours is the only tub, we’ll talk through whether a walk-in shower with a built-in seat or a tub-shower combo is the smarter move for your street. That conversation is free, too.
What Makes a Richland Hills Bathroom Remodel Different
Richland Hills is one of the most fully built-out, landlocked small cities in the entire DFW Metroplex. There’s essentially no vacant land left. Every project here is a renovation, an addition, or a repair on a dense grid of 1950s-1970s brick ranch homes. That’s not a detail we glance at. It’s the whole job.
On a bathroom remodel just off Rufe Snow Drive, our crew opened the wall for a tub-to-shower conversion and found the original 1962 galvanized supply lines plus a cast-iron stack that had been patched over twice. We had to bring the rough-in up to current Tarrant County code before the inspector would sign off, and the final punch list included re-flashing a window that had been racked by shifting Blackland Prairie clay. The finished walk-in shower came in right at the middle of our Richland Hills bathroom range.
That’s the kind of discovery that separates a real Richland Hills bathroom quote from a national average. The national average assumes a 1990s suburban bathroom with copper plumbing and a clean subfloor. Richland Hills doesn’t build homes like that. It builds homes from the post-WWII eastern Tarrant County buildout, and the walls carry what they carry. Sometimes it’s a clean surprise. Sometimes it’s two patches on a cast-iron stack. You won’t know until someone qualified opens the wall, and the process of scoping that before you commit is exactly what we’ve spent 29 years doing.
Any contractor who quotes you a Richland Hills bathroom remodel without first discussing what’s behind the walls is quoting you a number that will change. We don’t work that way. Allowances on paper. Change orders in writing. Permits pulled. Inspections signed. If the price has to move, you’ll see the written change order before any work happens, and you’ll sign off or you won’t. No surprises.
Call Barrett & Sons for Your Richland Hills Bathroom Remodel
If you live in Richland Hills and you’re thinking about a bathroom remodel, a tub-to-shower conversion, or a walk-in shower, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. Tom Barrett owns this company, answers his own phone, and his name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Ask anyone on your street. Or look up the license number yourself. Either way, you’ll get a straight answer from someone who will still be picking up the phone next year.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Richland Hills and surrounding Tarrant County communities since 1998.